Technology in the 1930s “We’re changing the world with technology. Bill Gates” This quote means that technology has been changing the world by so much, like how in the past there wasn't much technology and people never really used it, but now the world is just technology and everyone is on it everywhere, everyday and it should be limited or stopped.To start the 1930s technology was very limited.Things such as Computers, Cell Phones and Gaming systems didn’t exist. Today we have a variety of options to help with our everyday lives and make life simpler. To begin, the 1930s had a lot of films made that we still watch today. The year 1933 the movie “King Kong” was made, It was made about 85 years ago and people all around the world still watch and like the movie even though there is a new one out most people like the older movies better. “About 86% of the people who watched it liked it.” “Rotten Tomatoes” In the year 1939 the movie “Wizard of Oz” was made. Wizard of Oz is a very popular movie a lot of people still watch it today and “About 89% of the people who watched it liked it” “Rottentomatoes”, The movie was made about 79 years ago. Another movie that came out in 1939 was “Gone with the Wind”. Gone with the Wind is a Christmas movie and a lot of people like it “About 93% of people who watched liked it” “Rotten Tomatoes”, it's not like the movie christmas story but it is still a very good christmas movie. And this movie was made about 79 years ago. All these movies are movies that people still watch and enjoy today. Next the 1930s was full of inventions that we still use today and made life a little bit easier. In 1931 the electric razor was made and now it helps alot of people and many people them use it. In 1934 the trampoline was made and the trampoline is still very very popular and a lot of kids and possibly teens have them and play on them with their friends, family. In 1938 the ballpoint pen was made and people all over the world use this item almost everyday to help them with many things like writing or correcting something and much more. There are many more inventions that were made in the 1930s but there was 3 main ones that people use a lot more than some others, there probably are some that are more important. But some of these are still very useful and helpful. Lastly, the 1930s transportation was very limited and did not have as many types of ways to get to one place to another like we do today. In the 1930s a type of transportation that people used was automobiles (Cars) here are some of the car names 1931 Duesenberg Model J Derham Tourster, 1935 Auburn B/T speedster, 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC “thegentlemansjournal” those are just some of them but there were many different types of them and they weren't like the new fancy cars that we have today, they were older cars, but for the people they were new and at least it was a way to get around and they didn't have to walk. Another type of transportation is tram cars and these are still around in some places but not as many as they use to be they are basically like mini trains in a way. And the last type of transportation is trains and people all around the world still use trains to get everywhere to go to there home, work and many many other . And overall, The 1930s technology was very limited. Computers, Cell Phones and Gaming systems didn’t exist. Today we have a variety for options to help with our everyday lives and make life simpler. There are many things that have evolved over time like films,inventions and transportation. And now its has all changed. So there are some things that you may not known or wanted to know about 1930s technology.
An ad for the electric razor from 1931.
The inventors of the trampoline, George Nissen and Larry Griswold in 1934.